I must apologize for the recent post I wrote about the PBS Bylaws and election of officers. The copy of the Bylaws I have on file is an earlier version, established before the legal incorporation of PBS. I have now been given a copy of the current version, which states: ------------------- _(Under Board of Directors) _ _Section 1_. The Board shall be composed of between seven (7) and eleven (11) members, comprised of Elected Directors and Appointed Directors, the number to be established by Resolution. _Section 2._Elected Directors are selected through a nominating process and Appointed Directors are selected by the Board to serve in a Position of Responsibility in service to the Society. (and under Officers) _Section 3_. Officers shall be elected by the Board. The terms of office shall be two years with the term beginning January 1 of each even-numbered year. ----------------------- This shows that in fact there is no provision for election by the general membership. There is still a nomination procedure, carried out by a committee which may include members who are not on the Board. Once candidates have been nominated and proposed to the Board, the election is carried out internally. In one way, this does block participation by members in the administration of the Society. In another, members can still participate by volunteering to become directors or officers, or serving on the committee which collects nominations and presents them to the board. Again, sincere apologies for the error. Jane McGary, Membership Coordinator _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> PBS Forum https://…